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Russian troops seized control of a Crimean naval base overnight as Nato and
the White House voiced fears that Moscow could be planning a wider invasion
of the Ukraine.

Shots were fired as Russian troops stormed the base at Feodosia in what
Ukraine said was the third such attack within 48 hours.

Vladislav Seleznyov, a Ukrainian military spokesman in Crimea, said that the
Russians had used helicopters, armoured personnel carriers and stun
grenades. Three Russian vehicles were later seen leaving the base carrying
Ukrainian marines whose hands had been tied, he said.

Some soldiers in the base were refusing to

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Russia storms Ukrainian naval base amid fears of a wider invasion

March 24 2014

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Russian soldiers in unmarked uniforms outside the Feodosia base

March 24 2014 Pavel Golovkin/AP

Russian soldiers in unmarked uniforms outside the Feodosia base

March 24 2014 Pavel Golovkin/AP

A Russian armoured personnel carrier on alert at the base

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Armed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, stand guard in Feodosia

March 24 2014 Reuters

Ukrainian marines carry weapons away from the annexed base

March 24 2014 Reuters

Defiant Ukrainian soldiers at the marine battalion headquarters in Feodosia

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Marines load trucks with supplies before moving out of the Feodosia base

March 24 2014 Reuters

Members of the Crimean self defence forces takes a meal near the base

March 24 2014 AP

Flags of the Ukrainian marines, Ukraine and Russia fly together at the entrance to the naval base

March 24 2014 AP

Presiden Obama: the White House accused Mr Putin of seeking to intimidate Ukrainians